Today we say farewell to our Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, Ivan McMinn MBE, who has chosen to step down from our Board after eight years of service. Ivan joined the charity in 2015 bringing valuable commercial and financial expertise to the Board. He joined with an extensive track record in...
Prominent businessmen Leslie Hughes and Kenn Nelson welcomed 300 attendees to their recent Oval Ball at the Culloden Estate and Spa and raised an amazing £80,000 for three cancer charities: Cancer Fund for Children, Cancer Focus Northern Ireland and NI Pancreatic Cancer (NIPANC). Taking place on Sat...
Cancer Focus Northern Ireland recently welcomed some 100 head and neck cancer patients, carers, and professionals to their annual Head and Neck Cancer Support and Information Day at The Dunadry Hotel Co. Antrim. Approximately 350 people are diagnosed with head and neck cancers annually in NI. Some 1...
In a new collaboration, NIPANC has partnered with Cancer Focus NI to improve the turn-around time for counselling appointments and enhance existing services to patients and their families in NI facing a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Susan Cooke Trustee of NIPANC said: “This will be very welcome ne...
Stewart Barbour (70), a long-time supporter and fundraiser for Cancer Focus Northern Ireland has recently taken on his greatest challenge yet for the charity by writing a book that reminisces on his life and passion for fundraising. The book, titled ‘AAS Barbour – 70 Not Out’, features 70 pers...
